Hate the Pepsi ad, but love the Heineken one? You’ve been duped

That vague progressivism is now a better way to sell beer than, say, hot chicks in bikinis, reflects shifting societal attitudes for which Heineken gets no credit

Repeats to fade: how big-budget drama is taking over television

As Amazon, Netflix and Sky bet billions on high-end series, such as Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks, are the days of wall to wall reruns coming to an end?

Martin Sorrell and the sunset of the superstar chief executives

Even WPP’s guiding light is having his pay cut as pressure increases from corporate investors to rein in salaries and bonuses

Sir Martin Sorrell’s pay package plunges from £70m to £48m

UK’s best-paid chief executive has now received about £210m in total remuneration from WPP since 2012

Americans see Brexit as a reckoning – and boy are they enjoying it

With the pound low and reports of discord in Britain, many New Yorkers believe we are undergoing a historic reality check

Just Eat delivers £10m The X Factor sponsorship deal

Deliveroo rival to launch ‘Chef Factor’ hunt for takeaway cooks to star in its clips

Inquiry into Murdoch’s Sky deal delayed until after general election

Culture secretary extends deadline for Ofcom to submit its report into 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid

Sir David Attenborough to become 3D hologram for Sky VR documentary

Naturalist to help viewers ‘handle’ objects from Natural History Museum, as broadcaster also unveils new HBO deal

Netflix nudges 100m subscribers but what next for the streaming giant?

In just a decade the firm has risen from a mail order DVD outfit to a global TV player and maker of hits shows such as The Crown and House of Cards

Steve Hilton: ‘I’m rich, but I understand the frustrations people have’

David Cameron’s former blue-sky thinker says the rise of populism is due to the super-rich’s inability to put themselves in the shoes of those less well off – before accepting a free cab ride and becoming lost for words about his own wealth

Rupert Murdoch’s Sky takeover approved by European regulator

European commission says £11.7bn bid raises no competition issues, despite fears over Murdoch’s power in UK news media

From Coke’s flower power to Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi ad – how ads co-opt protest

Yesterday, Pepsi pulled its new ad in less than 24 hours. Reality star Kendall Jenner giving a police officer a soft drink to calm a protest was immediately called the ‘worst ad of all time’. Can big business ever have a place in social activism?

Ofcom must block Murdoch’s Sky takeover, Miliband and Cable say

Deal would give Murdoch too much control of UK news media, former Labour leader and ex-business secretary tell regulator

Christopher Nolan and Sofia Coppola urge fans to watch films in cinemas, not on Netflix

As studios reckon with the rise of streaming, the two directors ask audiences to watch their movies on the big screen, where they’re ‘meant to be seen’

Johnston Press reports £300m loss after huge newspaper writedown

Yorkshire Post and Scotsman publisher blames Brexit uncertainty for ad slump, although i scores sales success